Archive for April, 2010

Food for thought…The Garden Café  at Brigit’s Garden is opening daily on May 1st from 10.30 am to 5 pm.  Click here for a sample menu and more information. 

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Simple Spring Salad

This recipe is as simple as it is fresh and wholesome. At Brigit’s Garden we believe in slow food that nourishes body and soul, using wholesome ingredients in a tranquil setting. That is just one reason why The Garden Café is recommended in Georgina Campbell’s ‘The Best of the Best’ places to eat in Ireland.

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Ingredients
1 & 1/2 orange, juice only
1/2 lemon, juice only
1/2 small red onion, chopped
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
a pinch of fine grain salt
4 big handfuls of salad greens, washed and dried
113 g / (1/2 cup) walnut halves, toasted
76 g (1/3 cup) cured black olives pitted – (kalamata or niçoise) 1/2 cup walnut halves, toasted

Dressing
In a medium bowl whisk together the juice of 1/2 orange, lemon juice, most of the red onion, olive oil, and salt. Taste and adjust with more salt or lemon juice if needed.

Salad
Cut the remaining orange into segments and set aside. Place the salad greens in a large bowl. Toss very gently with a generous splash of the dressing. Add the orange segments and walnuts. Give another toss. Serve salad topped with the remaining red onion and the olives.